Ideas

The CBP Theft Is Exactly What Privacy Experts Said Would Happen

The more information the government collects, the more attractive that information is to bad actors.

Ideas

There’s Too Little Outcry When a Government Blocks the Internet

For its own citizens’ safety, and for grand strategy’s sake, the U.S. government needs to up the pressure.

Threats

The Pentagon is Trying to Secure Its Networks Against Quantum Codebreakers

The Defense Information Systems Agency is exploring new encryption strategies that could withstand an attack from quantum computers.

Threats

China Has Been Running Global Influence Campaigns for Years

Pro-China protests ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics were orchestrated by Chinese officials. The world thought they were a spontaneous showing of Chinese nationalism.

Ideas

Tech Companies Are Deleting Evidence of War Crimes

Algorithms that take down “terrorist” videos could hamstring efforts to bring human-rights abusers to justice.

Science & Tech

Instagram and Facebook Ban Far-Right Extremists

Alex Jones, Infowars, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, Paul Nehlen, and Louis Farrakhan have all been removed from the platforms.

Threats

Russia Is Attacking the US System From Within

A new filing by Special Counsel Robert Mueller shows how Russia uses the federal courts to go after its adversaries.

Ideas

Shipmates, Information Management Is a Life-or-Death Proposition

In the U.S. Navy, using and protecting data isn't just for "the IT guys" anymore. Everyone needs to get on board.

Ideas

Maria Butina's Guilty Plea Could Illuminate Russian Ploy to Shape 2016 Election

The onetime graduate student admits to being a foreign agent who sought to establish back channels to Republicans through the NRA.

Ideas

How to Fight Russian Infowar in Central Europe

Traditional counter-propaganda techniques are decreasingly effective. The next steps will require focus, engagement, and new thinking.

Threats

Russia is Winning the Information War in Iraq and Syria: UK General

Moscow is “better than us” in using social media to shape the strategic landscape, says a former deputy commander of the West’s anti-ISIS coalition.

Ideas

The US Military Just Partially Banned Geolocatable Cellphones. That's a Start.

The consequences of Internet-of-Things insecurity on national security should now be clear.

Ideas

How to Stop Losing the Information War

No one is in charge of messaging, counter-messaging, and coordinating America’s instruments of information power. Here’s a way to change that.

Ideas

What Europe Can Teach America About Russian Disinformation

“If we are serious about defending Western values, now is the time.”

Ideas

Pentagon to Industry: Show Us Your Latest Information-Warfare Tools

The Joint Information Operations Warfare CenterJoint Information Operations Warfare Center wants to know the realm of the possible.

Ideas

We Need a NATO for Infowar

Western countries have pitifully few defenses against ever-more-powerful disinformation campaigns. Banding together can help.

Ideas

Expose — and Hinder — China’s Actions in the South China Sea

The U.S. needs to systematically collect and publicize data on China’s efforts to expand and consolidate its control in the area.

Ideas

How to Deal With Russian Information Warfare? Ask Sweden's Subhunters

Other nations can learn from the Swedes’ long experience with mysterious incidents followed by disinformation campaigns.

Ideas

We’ve Lost the Opening Info Battle against Russia; Let’s Not Lose the War

Our defenders must understand not just media technology but the critical historical and societal contexts that give it power.